The extended implications of separation anxiety can be far reaching. In the very long term, it can lead to anxiety and panic disorders when the child gets older and becomes an adult, and will have these problems almost for the rest of their life. But short term it could lead to the child keeping themselves away from their peer groups. The child then has educational difficulties and communication problems. The conflict between parent and child about the issue of going to school could also cause a break in the parent to child relationship. It is very important that the child is brought to a hospital to see a doctor to get immediate attention .
You would think that a child would be overjoyed to be able to finally go to school and make new friends, and learn new things. Out of the few children who do not want to go to school, they do not want to go because of the tough tasks that the child is asked to do, or when they start to have encounters with tougher exams that they are not accustomed to.
In the early years of the child, they are only trying to get to know their surroundings are do not know what is safe, and what is unsafe. As these infants develop in their early years, they experience different things and feelings. As they develop, they establish a familiarity with the home, and a feeling of safety when with a parent or a caregiver. Children, who have separation anxiety disorder, are not neglected in the early stages in their lives. It is just that they are so attached to their loved ones, they suddenly lose their feeling of security, and begin to become problems for the other people that they are with , and that is why the child will start to become a problem, and has problems with school, because they are not concentrating on the task at hand.
Normal Development of Separation: Most common times for separation fears: eight months, twelve months and anywhere between 18 months to three years.